Influences on employee perceptions of organizational work-life support: Signals and resources

Journal of Vocational Behavior

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 588-595

  Valcour, Monique ^a   Ollier Malaterre, Ariane ^b   Matz Costa, Christina ^c   Pitt Catsouphes, Marcie ^c   Brown, Melissa ^c  

^a EDHEC BUSINESS SCHOOL   (France)

^b NEOMA BUSINESS SCHOOL   (France)

^c BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Flexible work options; Perceptions of organizational work life support; Resources; Supervisor support; Work group support; Work family integration

Indexed keywords

EID: 80051782467     PISSN: 00018791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvb.2011.02.002     Document Type: Article

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